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Justice for Philly's Msgr. Lynn
Contact: Press Office, The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, 212-371-3191, pr@catholicleague.org
NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Bill Donohue comments on the decision by a Pennsylvania appeals court to overturn the conviction of Msgr. William Lynn:
- The guilty parties that worked overtime to convict an innocent man -- they include attorneys, judges, newspapers, professional "victims' groups," activists, TV talking heads -- have been disgraced. This is a monumental win for justice, and a tremendous setback for anti-Catholic bigots. Their goal is to "get a bishop," and if that doesn't work, then they settle for the next in line. They are fundamentally dishonest, and now they have been disabled.
Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham began this witch-hunt -- she was authorized to pursue sexual misconduct in all religious communities, but instead she selectively chose to focus exclusively on Catholics -- and then she passed the baton to her successor, Seth Williams. All of them knew that Msgr. Lynn did not know, or know of, the drug-addicted, lying, scheming, accuser, Billy Doe. They also knew that laws applied ex post facto (e.g., the 2007 amendment of the 1972 child endangerment statute) would not stand scrutiny on appeal. But none of this mattered.
So how does the Philadelphia Inquirer feel today? It refused $58,000 from the Catholic League for an ad earlier in the year that told the truth about this subject. How does David Clohessy, the vindictive, weeping, professional "victims' group" head feel? How do rapacious lawyers like Jeffrey Anderson, Rebecca Randles, and Marci Hamilton feel?
Msgr. Lynn spent 18 months in prison because of dishonest people who harbor an anti-Catholic agenda. We expect he will soon be released. God bless him.
Congratulations to Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput and attorney Thomas A. Bergstrom for staying the course. Congrats also to Ralph Cipriano who tenaciously reported on this case. And most especially, congrats to Msgr. Lynn's family for persevering through this unjust trail of events.
